This is a book that will provide everything an entrepreneur needs to start and run a small business. It was written based on working with over 1000 different small businesses while a counselor at SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). It is a revised edition from the original which was released in 2012. The revision is about a 75% change from the original, including significant new information is almost every chapter. The following will provide the table of contents for the book:
Table of Contents
Should you be an entrepreneur
The key ingredient to entrepreneurial success
The business plan
Key business strategies
Brand identification
Researching your business and market
The wheel of small business marketing
The target audience
Positioning
Financial statements
Financing a small business Legal Structure of your business